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mwooldri

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6. Think of MI-5 as "Domestic CIA".

Reply to House of Roberts (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 25, 2026, 06:46 PM

14 hrs ago

MI-6 would be "international CIA".

Though it's a rough approximation because CIA doesn't work domestically and the FBI does what MI-5 does plus a whole lot more - the FBI is actual law enforcement.

Neither MI-5 nor MI-6 are law enforcement agencies. They work with the UK police to supply intelligence - after all they are intelligence agencies.

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UK plans to create 'British FBI' to bring national investigations under single police force [View all] BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago OP

What good is MI-5 then? House of Roberts 16 hrs ago #1

Perhaps MI-5 would become a division of this. DavidDvorkin 16 hrs ago #3

MI-5 is all about catching spies and terrorists jmowreader 16 hrs ago #4

Think of MI-5 as "Domestic CIA". mwooldri 14 hrs ago #6

Policing in England & Wales can be improved. mwooldri 16 hrs ago #2

Sounds like the right thing to do. mysteryowl 15 hrs ago #5

The Scots and Welsh will resist policing from London. TomSlick 14 hrs ago #7

Ok, maybe I'm way out of it here, but what's Scotland Yard supposed to be? NBachers 12 hrs ago #8

I prefer United Investigative National Team or UNIT and they can then use robot dogs and drive big box like cars. cstanleytech 12 hrs ago #9

Whatever will they name it? BidenRocks 10 hrs ago #10

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